Amazon recently released the second generation Kindle Oasis, a 7" waterproof model that sits on top of the entire Kindle line.

It's the first Kindle I've ever used, and I've been impressed with its screen, the way it feels, and how easy it's made reading.

As someone who read less because of constant distractions, it's made it easy to focus, and removed friction that would make reading more difficult.

Some might say the time for single-use gadgets died after the popularity of the smartphone, but the new Kindle Oasis proves that's not true.

Like the iPhone, the Kindle has been around for 10 years, and it's hard not to consider this to be the e-reader equivalent of the iPhone X. It has a bigger screen, different design, physical buttons, more battery life, increased storage and memory, faster display refresh rate, waterproofing, and Audible audiobook support. It's more expensive than the standard Kindle by a fair amount, but if you take your reading seriously, it's probably worth it.

This is the first Kindle I've ever used. I realized recently that I want reading to be a bigger part of my life, so of course I bought a gadget that helps me do it. Physically, the Kindle Oasis is smaller than I thought it'd be; it's slim, with small bezels around the screen, and a thick, tapered off section where Amazon stuck the battery. That thick part makes the Oasis easier to orient and gip, which actually make it feel more like a real book.

The beauty of coming to a popular gadget this late is that all the big kinks have been worked out. Once I signed in with my Amazon account, all of my Kindle books instantly appeared. I could buy more from the device, or pick one up on Amazon and have it sync wirelessly. Once synced, I could tap the book I wanted and start reading.

And that's what the Kindle is for. Unlike smartphones, which deliver distractions halfway through each paragraph, the Kindle Oasis just laid words in front of my eyes, and showed me new ones at the touch of a button. There's something strangely peaceful about reading without the anxiety of wondering whether you're about to get interrupted.

Because the Kindle Oasis has one job, I'm happy to say it does it really, really well. Its e-ink screen has a paper-like quality, which doesn't strain my eyes as much as looking at the one on my phone. The amount of backlighting changes thanks to ambient light sensors on the front of the Kindle, although you can disable that setting and adjust it to whatever's most comfortable to you.

Speaking of comfort, you can easily change the size and typeface of the text you're reading whenever you want, so you're not stuck with defaults that make it hard to read. You can even find an "invert colors" option under accessibility settings (adjust the slider in the middle of the images below to see what both styles look like.) Your choices carry over to every book in your library, so you don't have to fiddle with them once you've settled on ones you like.

While using the Kindle Oasis wasn't more "fun" than using a paperback, it was a lot more convenient. Because of its small size, I keep it in the front pocket of my peacoat at all times, making it easy to read on a train, supermarket line, or even in the elevator.

Once I was done my first book, I just tapped on the next one and started again. There's a constant reading flow with a Kindle I haven't found with my smartphone or tablet, or my physical book collection for that matter. The lack of distraction I mentioned early is also very pleasant; I can now read for an entire commute without checking my phone once.

While the Kindle has changed a lot in the past decade, this new version of the Oasis is the first one to be waterproof, so I put it to the test. You can tell by the picture below that I pulled no punches — and the Kindle passed my test with flying colors.

Whether the Kindle Oasis is ultimately worth it to you will come down to how much you read, or what's been stopping you from reading more. As someone who wants to be able to read whatever, whenever, without distraction, it's easily one of the best tech purchases I've made in years. I still have to make the conscious choice to start reading, but now I've got no excuse.

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